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Regulation H removes Legendary Pok\u00e9mon and Paradox Pok\u00e9mon from Ranked Battles, according to Serebii, including the VGC format. This includes restricted Legendaries just added in Reg G, as well as several other dominant Legendaries like Urshifu, Ogerpon, and the four Treasures of Ruin\u2014Chi-Yu, Chien-Pao, Wo-Chien, and Ting-Lu. In terms of Paradox Pok\u00e9mon, we\u2019re losing Flutter Mane and Iron Hands, who\u2019ve been staples of the VGC meta since their debut in Reg B. The newer Paradox \u2018mons introduced in The Indigo Disk DLC will also be pulled from competitive play, with the biggest loss being Raging Bolt. Overall, this format change is a pleasant surprise and a nice way to drastically shift the meta. Even though a ton of strong Pok\u00e9mon are being removed rather than added, this actually makes room for other \u2018mons to emerge. 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Regulation H was just announced for Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em> Ranked Battles, and in a shocking twist, it will not expand the pool of Pok\u00e9mon to choose from.<\/p>

Since the beginning of Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em><\/a> Ranked Battles, more Pok\u00e9mon have been gradually added to the meta with each regulation. For example, Regulation B gave us Paradox \u2018mons like Flutter Mane and Iron Hands, while Reg G<\/a> threw in restricted Legendaries<\/a> like Miraidon and Calyrex. Regulation H, however, does not follow this trend and instead does something very unexpected to shake up the meta.<\/p>

Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Regulation H in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em>.<\/p>